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The chance of earthquake damage in 79372 Zip Code is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 79372 Zip Code is lower than Texas average and is higher than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #1750

79372 Zip Code	0.00
Texas	0.04
U.S.	1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

79372 Zip Code	0.0000
Texas	0.0000
U.S.	0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #1446

79372 Zip Code	190.58
Texas	208.58
U.S.	136.45

The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.

Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 2,854 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 79372 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	0	Cold:	1	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	50
Dust Storm:	6	Flood:	166	Hail:	1,722	Heat:	2	Heavy Snow:	10
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	3	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	48
Thunderstorm Winds:	754	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	2	Winter Storm:	13	Winter Weather:	24
Other:	52

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 79372 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 79372 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 79372 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 56 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 79372 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.2	1963-05-29	2	33°25'N / 102°29'W		1.00 Mile	1320 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
9.1	1961-05-20	2	33°19'N / 102°25'W		0.10 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Terry
11.8	1963-05-29	2	33°21'N / 102°17'W	33°30'N / 102°17'W	10.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Bailey
13.4	1963-06-08	2	33°36'N / 102°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
13.6	1970-04-17	4	33°36'N / 102°38'W	33°36'N / 102°36'W	2.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	20	25.0M	0	Cochran
14.4	1971-08-13	2	33°17'N / 102°21'W	33°17'N / 102°17'W	4.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
16.1	1970-04-17	4	33°36'N / 102°36'W	33°44'N / 102°20'W	18.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	4	25.0M	0	Hockley
19.1	1981-06-03	2	33°13'N / 102°17'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Terry
21.6	1957-04-21	4	33°36'N / 102°18'W	33°50'N / 102°21'W	16.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Hockley
21.8	1965-10-17	2	33°36'N / 102°10'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
22.9	1969-06-10	2	33°44'N / 102°19'W				0	0	0K	0	Hockley
24.0	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
24.0	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
24.0	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
26.4	1957-05-15	2	33°11'N / 102°50'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yoakum
26.7	1965-06-09	2	33°43'N / 102°46'W	33°50'N / 102°39'W	10.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Cochran
26.8	1970-04-17	4	33°44'N / 102°20'W	33°49'N / 102°12'W	9.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Hockley
27.9	2007-03-23	2	33°43'N / 102°50'W	33°44'N / 102°49'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	175K	0K	Cochran
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Levelland Fire Department reported a second tornado west-northwest of Morton shortly before 22:30 CST. A National Weather Service damage survey found evidence of a strong tornado that developed west of Morton and crossed Texas Highway 114 as it tracked north-northwestward through north-central Cochran county. The tornado impacted the Star Route Gin, which sustained severe damage including the partial collapse of the structure. Concrete anchors were pulled out of the ground and portions of the steel roof beams were heavily damaged. The tornado continued north-northwestward across Farm to Market Road 596 where the tornado destroyed at least three irrigation systems and snapped more than one dozen utility poles. Damage at the Star Route Gin and the snapped utility poles support an EF-2 rating. No injuries were reported and damage estimates totaled $175,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An active round of severe thunderstorms, including damaging tornadoes, affected a large portion of the Southern Plains of the U.S. during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Supercell thunderstorms with a history of producing deadly tornadoes propagated northeastward from the plains of eastern New Mexico into the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the western South Plains of west Texas during the evening hours. As these storms moved eastward across the state line, convective modes transitioned from classic supercells toward mini-bow segments and line-echo-waves. Despite the linear nature of the storms, extreme wind shear resulted in at least five tornadoes across the western South Plains region. Tornadoes were initially observed in the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the northwestern South Plains around 20:00 CST. The hardest hit area was the Bovina vicinity in Parmer County, where a weak tornado struck the city resulting in minor structural damage. Severe storms producing widespread wind damage and at least one strong tornado then impacted portions of Cochran, southern Bailey, and Lamb Counties during the late evening hours. Two cotton gins in Cochran County were severely damaged, and power outages were widespread. No injuries were reported during the severe weather outbreak on the 23rd, but property damage estimates totaled more than $400,000.
28.0	1987-05-29	2	33°30'N / 102°02'W	33°37'N / 102°01'W	8.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Lubbock
28.6	1991-05-10	3	33°50'N / 102°34'W	33°51'N / 102°35'W	1.00 Mile	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hockley
29.9	1991-05-10	3	33°51'N / 102°35'W	33°52'N / 102°36'W	4.00 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamb
31.7	1956-06-17	3	33°49'N / 102°11'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Hockley
32.5	1991-05-10	3	33°52'N / 102°36'W	33°55'N / 102°39'W	3.50 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bailey
33.3	1969-05-16	3	33°55'N / 102°30'W		0.60 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
33.5	1965-10-17	3	33°55'N / 102°26'W		0.20 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hockley
34.6	1957-04-21	4	33°50'N / 102°21'W	34°01'N / 102°23'W	12.80 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Lamb
35.2	1957-04-21	2	33°42'N / 102°00'W	33°50'N / 102°03'W	9.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
35.2	1957-04-21	2	33°42'N / 102°00'W	33°50'N / 102°03'W	9.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
35.8	1966-05-10	2	33°56'N / 102°19'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	0K	0	Lamb
35.9	1957-04-21	2	33°35'N / 101°50'W	33°42'N / 102°00'W	12.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
36.7	1967-04-12	2	33°55'N / 102°20'W	33°58'N / 102°16'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lamb
36.9	1961-06-03	2	33°53'N / 102°09'W	33°52'N / 102°06'W	3.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
37.8	1965-05-13	2	33°25'N / 101°50'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lubbock
38.5	1967-06-01	2	33°36'N / 101°51'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Lubbock
38.9	1970-05-11	5	33°33'N / 101°54'W	33°36'N / 101°46'W	8.40 Miles	1333 Yards	26	500	250.0M	0	Lubbock
39.1	1980-06-17	2	33°41'N / 102°35'W	34°19'N / 102°24'W	45.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parmer
39.6	1965-06-02	4	33°54'N / 102°09'W	33°56'N / 102°05'W	4.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
41.0	1961-06-03	3	34°07'N / 102°32'W	33°55'N / 102°10'W	25.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
41.2	1957-04-21	2	33°50'N / 102°03'W	34°00'N / 102°05'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hale
41.2	1957-04-21	2	33°50'N / 102°03'W	34°00'N / 102°05'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hale
41.6	1963-06-04	2	33°43'N / 101°51'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lubbock
41.7	1971-05-08	2	33°24'N / 101°46'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lubbock
42.7	1967-06-01	2	33°45'N / 101°51'W		0.10 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lubbock
43.6	1965-06-09	2	33°52'N / 102°48'W	34°10'N / 102°46'W	20.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Bailey
43.8	1990-05-29	2	34°04'N / 102°26'W		2.40 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
43.8	1957-04-21	4	33°26'N / 101°38'W	33°35'N / 101°50'W	15.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Lubbock
45.2	1957-05-24	3	33°10'N / 101°47'W	33°24'N / 101°40'W	17.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Lynn
46.4	1965-06-08	2	32°54'N / 102°10'W	32°54'N / 101°50'W	19.40 Miles	17 Yards	0	8	25K	0	Dawson
47.2	1971-10-17	2	34°01'N / 102°25'W	34°11'N / 102°11'W	17.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
47.6	1957-04-21	2	33°54'N / 103°06'W		0.30 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Roosevelt
48.0	1972-06-14	2	33°06'N / 103°13'W				0	0	0K	0	Lea
48.1	1980-06-19	2	32°50'N / 102°04'W		2.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Dawson
48.6	1992-06-27	2	34°02'N / 102°56'W		0.90 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bailey
49.2	1957-04-21	2	34°00'N / 102°05'W	34°08'N / 102°06'W	9.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
49.2	1957-04-21	2	34°00'N / 102°05'W	34°08'N / 102°06'W	9.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
49.7	1997-04-10	2	32°43'N / 102°25'W	32°43'N / 102°25'W	2.60 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	80K	0	Gaines
		Brief Description: This second tornado was spawned about two miles east of were tornado #1 dissipated. This tornado tracked to the northeast and overturned two center-pivot irrigation systems. The second system looked as if a couple of sections had become airborne from the resulting damage which snapped off a large wheel. The beginnings of a monster storm were in western Andrews County along the dry line and began moving to the northeast. Just after leaving Seminole in central Gaines County this storm became a supercell and turned almost straight east. According to the KMAF 88D average storm movement was 221 degrees at 26 kt, but this supercell turned and slowed to 268 degrees at 14 kt (47 degrees to the right at 54% speed). The storm continued into the Texas South Plains where it produced numerous other tornadoes and caused one fatality. The environment for the storms according to the rawinsonde sounding that evening on the SHARP workstation showed a buoyancy of about 2800 J/kg for the best lifted parcel and 1700 J/kg for a mean low level parcel. A cap of 65 J/kg kept other storms from forming in the area.

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.